That's how I would describe my workouts this weekend. Saturday I had a 4.5 hour bike ride which ended up translating into ~90 miles on the bike followed by a 35 minutes recovery run (~4.25 miles). I also started to really pay attention to my nutrition so I played a lot with Gatorade, Hammer's Perpetuem, water, and some PB&Js. This was the first time I didn't feel a crash at all so that was great but I also started to get a little nauseous because my stomach was full. My bike ride on the Ironman course had some terrible winds. One thing that I think is really hard to understand is that out there on this course, there is no where to hide and wind really builds your mental toughness. On a windy day, my average miles an hour can go from 21 mph to about 14...it just really breaks you down because it is constant force pushing against you. I started to think, what if Ironman race day is like this.... well, thats why I'm training in all weather. Sunday, I swam 2,050 meters followed by a 2:15 run which translated to just under 17 miles. All in all, a successful training weekend but I am so grateful for a rest day today. I still can't believe how quickly race day is approaching...this is the end of Week 12 of training which means I am halfway done with training. Crazy! I really hope that everyone is right when they say the training is harder than the race.
I also just realized that ITU Chicago is in 12 days!!!! It's a great way to break up the training.
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